Microsoft co-founder and Berkshire Hathaway board member Bill Gates' net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year while NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan joined Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires for the ...

TORONTO, March 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock exchange retreated on Tuesday in a broad decline led by the Bank of Nova Scotia, which reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, and a sell-off in shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ...

Consumers are continuing to pile on debt despite economic uncertainty created by the sharp drop in oil prices. Credit monitoring agency Equifax says consumer debt, including mortgage debt, rose to $1.529-trillion at the end of 2014.